Week 17 of 52
Scales and weigh stations: what they check, bypass programs, what happens when you're over
The seven videos
- MondayLesson 1 of 5
What a weigh station actually checks: the weight floor and the credential floor
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- TuesdayLesson 2 of 5
Static scales vs. weigh-in-motion: the technology and the two-stage process
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- WednesdayLesson 3 of 5
PrePass and Fleetworthy: how weigh station bypass actually works, and the six rules that still apply
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- ThursdayLesson 4 of 5
Over on an axle vs. over on the gross: what actually happens next
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- FridayLesson 5 of 5
The legal authority behind the sign: documents, consent, and out-of-service
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- SaturdayTips from the seat
Paperworked at 43,000 pounds. Scaled at 81,749.: the myth about the bill of lading, and the myth about who gets pulled in
- SundayCase law and war stories
Case law / war stories: the bypass, the sign, and the trooper who wasn't making an arrest